[AnotherUnixGeek]

Once upon a time, 4,000 to 8,000 years after humanity invented agriculture, something very strange happened to human reproduction. Across the globe, for every 17 women who were reproducing, passing on genes that are still around today—only one man did the same...

How is this very strange? This is the pattern for most animals - the most successful males pass their genes on via as many females as possible. The less successful males do not get an opportunity to breed at all.

[telescope115]

The survival of the fittest…..